International Thriller Writers Awards

Awards: International Thriller Writers

Recipients of this year's International Thriller Writers literary awards were named during Thrillerfest in New York City over the weekend. In April I told you about the award shortlist. Here now are the winners:
* ThrillerMaster Award: David Morrell, in recognition of his vast body of work and influence in the field of literature.

* Silver Bullet Award: Brad Meltzer, for contributions to the advancement of literacy.

* Silver Bullet Corporate Award: Dollar General Literacy Foundation, for longstanding support of literacy and education.

* Best Thriller of the Year: The Bodies Left Behind by Jeffery Deaver (we also own this in large print and audiobook)

*Best First Novel: Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith (also in audiobook and electronic downloadable book)

* Best Short Story: "The Edge of Seventeen" by Alexandra Sokoloff

Thriller Awards - Top thriller novels and short stories of 2008 nominated

International Thriller Writers have announced the nominations of the top thriller novels and short stories of 2008 for the prestegious Thriller Awards. Click here for more.

Highlights of the nominations:
BEST THRILLER OF THE YEAR
Hold Tight by Harlan Coben
The Bodies Left Behind by Jeffery Deaver
The Broken Window by Jeffery Deaver
The Dark Tide by Andrew Gross
The Last Patriot by Brad Thor
BEST FIRST NOVEL
Calumet City by Charlie Newton
Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith
Criminal Paradise by Steven Thomas
Sacrifice by S. J. Bolton
The Killer's Wife by Bill Floyd
THRILLERMASTER AWARD
David Morrell honoring his influential body of work.

Recipients will be recognized and winners announced at ThrillerFest 2009, July 8-11.

Thriller Awards Nominees

Nominees have been announced for the 2008 Thriller Awards, which are sponsored by International Thriller Writers . Click here for more details.
Winners will be announced at the ThrillerFest Gala Banquet on July 12 in New York City.

Nominees:
Best Novel
* No Time for Goodbye by Linwood Barclay Find this book in our catalog.
* The Watchman by Robert Crais Find this book in our catalog.
* The Ghost by Robert Harris Find this book in our catalog.
* The Crime Writer by Gregg Hurwitz Find this book in our catalog.
* Trouble by Jesse Kellerman Find this book in our catalog.
Best First Novel
* Interred With Their Bones by Jennifer Lee Carrell Find this book in our catalog.
* Big City, Bad Blood by Sean Chercover
* From the Depths by Gerry Doyle
* Volk's Game by Brent Ghelfi Find this book in our catalog.
* Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill Find this book in our catalog.
Best Paperback Original
* The Last Nightingale by Anthony Flacco
* A Thousand Bones by P.J. Parrish Find this book in our catalog.
* The Midnight Road by Tom Piccirilli Find this book in our catalog.
* The Queen of Bedlam by Robert McCammon Find this book in our catalog.
* Shattered by Jay Bonansinga Find this book in our catalog.